Register of Mentors in Implant Dentistry
The College hosts a register of mentors in implant dentistry who have met specific standards in their clinical and mentoring practice.
The Register of Mentors in Implant Dentistry, which is freely accessible online, supports enhanced standards of training and practice in implant dentistry by providing recognition to those with the qualifications and experience to act as a mentor, and by enabling those undertaking training in implant dentistry to identify and contact suitably qualified and experienced mentors.
Joining the Register
Those wishing to join the Register must meet the criteria below, which were agreed by CGDent, the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI) and the International Team for Implantology (ITI) based on the requirements in Mentoring in Implant Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines:
1. A postgraduate degree or qualification in implant dentistry, or documentary evidence of completion of a structured implant training course (minimum of 70 hours in total of verifiable contact learning and meeting, as specified in Training Standards in Implant Dentistry), or (for those who commenced implant dentistry before 2005) demonstrably equivalent training and experience > click here for more information
Evidence required
Copy of postgraduate degree or qualification (eg accredited PG Diploma) in implant dentistry showing subject, institution, length of course and date of obtaining qualification OR
Copy of documentation showing completion of a formal structured course in implant dentistry. The education provider, date of completion and number of hours of verifiable CPD must be shown. It is necessary for the course to have provided a minimum of 70 hours of verified contact learning OR
For applicants who commenced implant dentistry before 2005 and who do not have either of the above:
– a description of the training in implant dentistry that they undertook before 2005 (giving dates, education providers, nature of training and subject areas)
– any available certificates to evidence this pre-2005 training
– evidence of implant-related CPD over the past 10 years
2. Placed and/or restored at least 250 implants in a variety of clinical situations, depending on which aspects of care are being mentored. This figure has been derived from a consensus of experts, however we acknowledge that suitability can also be demonstrated from a lower number of cases with appropriate insight and reflection. > more
Evidence required
An anonymised logbook of implant cases they have undertaken successfully over the past 5 years showing:
- Patient identifier
- Date of procedure
- Number of units
- Tooth site(s) notation/s
- Type of case (SAC): Straightforward, Advanced or Complex
- Whether surgical placement and/or restoration
- Implant system used
- Type of restoration provided
- Evidence (for example invoices) from either an implant manufacturer to show the number of units of implants purchased over the previous 5 years by the applicant OR a dental laboratory to show the number of restored implant cases undertaken by the applicant
3. Five years’ experience in the specific prosthetic or surgical technique that the mentee is being trained in. This should be in the form of a description of the mentor’s overall post-qualification experience and specifically their implant training, courses attended and clinical experience. > more
Evidence required
A statement detailing the mentor’s overall post-qualification experience and specifically their implant training, courses attended and clinical experience.
4. Successfully completed an accredited medical education or mentoring course (a substantive implant-related teaching post, which includes clinical supervision, of at least two years duration will also be acceptable) > more
Evidence required
Copy of certificate showing successful completion of a course in medical education or mentoring, AND/OR:
A letter of reference from an employer demonstrating an appropriate level of implant teaching experience which includes clinical supervision.
Evidence submitted by applicants is reviewed by a joint CGDent-ADI-ITI panel.
Once admitted to the Register, mentors are subject to a Code of Conduct which requires that their mentoring is provided in line with the published guidelines. They also provide an annual declaration that they are still undertaking implant dentistry and that they are maintaining their expertise in both clinical and mentoring skills.
Fees
Annual fees for inclusion in the Register are detailed below. There is no fee for assessment of applications to join.
| Membership status | Annual Fee | Effective cost after 40% tax relief* |
| Not a member of CGDent, ITI or ADI | £500 | £300 |
| ITI Member or Fellow ADI Member | £400 | £240 |
| CGDent Fellow, Associate Fellow or Full Member | £250 | £150 |
| Meeting both the above ITI/ADI and CGDent membership criteria | £160 | £96 |
* Figures shown are indicative based on the higher rate of income tax currently applicable in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Actual cost after tax relief may vary, and in many circumstances may be lower.
PDJ Implant Dentistry issues
Anyone joining the Register of Mentors in Implant Dentistry before 31 December 2024 will receive printed copies of the latest two issues of the Primary Dental Journal, which are devoted to implant dentistry.
